Allawi Blames Ambush on'Negligence'

[BlueNomad]

Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT

Allawi Blames Ambush on'Negligence'

By TINI TRAN
Associated Press Writer


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's interim prime minister blamed U.S.-led coalition forces Tuesday for "great negligence" in the ambush that killed about 50 American-trained soldiers, and a U.S. airstrike in Fallujah killed an aide to Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the military said.

An Iraqi insurgent group, meanwhile, said on a Web site it had taken 11 Iraqi National Guard soldiers hostage.They were seized on a highway between Baghdad and Hillah, according to the Internet posting by the militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army. The posting included the names of all 11.

The authenticity of the posting could not immediately be verified. The movement claimed responsibility for a number of attacks and hostage takings, including the kidnap and murder of 12 Nepalese, who were seized in August.

Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi blamed the coalition for poor security in Saturday's ambush about 95 miles east of Baghdad. "It was a heinous crime where a group of National Guards were targeted," Allawi said. "There was great negligence on the part of some coalition forces. It seems there was sort of determination on doing Iraq and Iraqi people harm."


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[w4rma]

1. The incompetence comes directly from the top: the GOP leadership (nt)

[AIJ Alom]

2. We need to inform Allawi it's called incompetence.

Hey Allawi,

Stop blaming our troops for the crap you and your buddies in PNAC lied about to get done.

You are a moron. If Al Qaeda can infiltrate and live in America for several years before 9/11. Imagine how easy it is to infiltrate the Iraqi national army, particularly for Saddam loyalists.

If you want to point the fickle finger point it at yourself and your buddies in Washington !!!

[tmooses]

3. This from the Shrub's good friend?

n/t

[Cocoa]

13. not anymore

Allawi soon to be a "Saddam loyalist."

[tmooses]

19. AKA Chalabi

n/t

[sisenor]

4. Of course Alawi is mad, look at the mess we handed him:

I suggest he take it up with Rumsfailed.

[lil-petunia]

5. Allawi best be careful.

Remember, WE appointed you, we can screw you. We've done it before, if anyone disagrees with our policies.

Here, let's go over these scripts again. The White House spent a lot of time on this. The least you can do is read them properly. Or else.

[Voltaire99]

14. Maybe he's never heard of Ngo Dinh Diem.

Puppets don't pull on their strings, Allawi.

When the Bushie Boys tell you to dance, you fucking dance like you love it! ;-)

[troublemaker]

6. kick

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Allawi, why don't you just blame the Civil War that is going on

in Iraq. No amount of U.S.-led coalition troops are going to make any difference now. Get over it and pack your bags.

[orangeotter]

8. SHould say US negligence in headline

MSNBC has it as frontpage this could be the winner of todays cycle

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. "negligence" grossly understates what this is.

What they are doing is simply denying the fact that they have no control of the situation on Iraq. Control rests firmly in the hands of the "insurgents". They attack with impunity, and have actually infiltrated the "security force". If the US wants to regain control, they will have to send a million men.

[orangeotter]

10. kick

i think this story is extremly important could be another cycle winner for Kerry

[BootinUp]

11. yep. -eom

[Jacobin]

12. but but but, I thought Allawi was in charge of IraqNam and we

were only there 'supporting' him until Vietnamization,er Iraqization had occured

[gatorboy]

15. Wasn't Allawi just in Washington

talking about how swimmingly everything is going in Iraq?

[spanone]

16. Allawi doesn't know that no one is responsible for anything under bush*

[orangeotter]

17. one more kick to show it before the cycle ends

[Tight_rope]

18. Vote this story a 5.